Hostal el Pedron
Travel Blogs from Banos
Zipping around on 4-wheelers in "The Baths"
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Baños : getting there is half the fun!
For Carnival weekend, Bill and I escaped the bustle of Quito for Banos, a little town known for its namesake thermal baths, as well as its location at the base of Volcan Tunguahua. Just about every possible aspect of this trip was a memorable experience in and of itself. Getting there is half the fun... Our journey began at the central bus terminal …
Un regalo para mi en Baños...
... face mask, which made me resemble Princess Fiona from Shrek because of the green-grey colour of it. A lovely afternoon and well worth the $32 spent :-) Our intention on the second day was to hire bikes and cycle along 'Las Rutas de las Cascadas' a 61km route from Baños to Puyo. The weather the day before and Ruth's tooth trauma meant we ended up getting the bus. To be honest, having seen the route I wouldn't suggest going any further than Mera as the scenery all but disappears ...
Biggest cycle of my life. 80KM into Amazonas
... told me to come over asap. Within
10 minute I was there. A house dedicated to couch surfing, with the logo
painted on the main wall, on the other wall peoples messages to their
hosts (Juan lives with two other dudes), and in the living room there
were 3 other people. Surfers. Pretty overwhelmed I waiting for some sort
of engagment, but non arrived. "This is an open house" I agreed with
Elizabeth my Greek ...
Baños
... to get maps and directions to a launderette. Once the clothes were dropped off, we had a deadline, 4pm to collect them so we basically had the day to chill there. Gemma feeling adventurous wanted to check out the bridge which you can jump off as a 'bridge swing'. It was high with a 100m drop, and really windy on the side from which you had to jump, but Gemma wanted to do it! I felt sick just looking over the edge, let alone jumping into it! Harnessed up Gemma made her way up ...
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